The Reader
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- TMDB rating for The Reader (opens in a new tab)7.5 / 10(3,475 votes)
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- Director: Stephen Daldry
- Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, David Kross, Lena Olin, Bruno Ganz, Jeanette Hain
- Released: Dec 10, 2008
Synopsis
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
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Awards
- European Film Award for Best ActressEuropean Film Academy
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressLas Vegas Film Critics Society
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- Best Actress in a Leading RoleBAFTA
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressOther awards
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the YearOther awards
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressOther awards
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActressOther awards
- World Soundtrack Award for Discovery of the YearOther awards
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActressOther awards
- Best ActressAcademy Awards · Oscar
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting RoleSAG Awards
- Best Supporting Actress – Motion PictureGolden Globe Awards